In May, Ms Harvey said “Baby Reindeer is not a true story at all” and added: “I am not a convicted stalker.”
Mr King’s letter, dated May 23, said: “Dear Dame Caroline, Thank you for the opportunity to speak with the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on May 8 as part of your inquiry into British film and high-end television.
“As I said in my oral evidence, Netflix is investing heavily in quality British TV, with a string of recent hits, including Baby Reindeer.
“In response to a question about the characters portrayed in that series, I said that ‘it’s an extraordinary true story… of the horrific abuse that the writer and protagonist Richard Gadd suffered at the hands of a convicted stalker’.
“I wanted to clarify our understanding that the person on whom the show is based – who we have at no point sought to identify – was subject to a court order rather than a conviction.
“The writer of Baby Reindeer endured serious harassment over many months – as it now seems has been the case for many others – which had a significant impact on his wellbeing.”